Skiathos island. Photo source: ec.europa.eu Travel agents from Italy will have the chance to experience Greek hospitality during their stay in Greece for the annual conference of the Italian Federation of Travel & Tourism Associations (FIAVET) to be held on Skiathos during June 10-13. Taking place in Greece for the first time, FIAVET’s 2021 conference […]
Europe’s aviation, travel and tourism sectors on Thursday welcomed the vote in the European Parliament on the EU’s proposed Digital Green Certificate Regulation, setting trilogue negotiations between the Parliament, the Council and the European Commission into motion. A proposal by the Commission, the Digital Green Certificate aims to make travelling within the EU easier.
Amadeus and Mastercard recently announced a five-year extended global collaboration to help broaden access to virtual card payments across the travel ecosystem. Through this relationship, Amadeus and Mastercard will continue to provide flexible, secure, and efficient ways for travel agencies to make and receive payments. “The way travel agencies make payments to suppliers
Photo source: UNWTO The European Travel Agents’ and Tour Operators’ Association (ECTAA) on Tuesday called for a common European roadmap for return to travel in the post-Covid-19 era. “The industry stands ready to set and implement a plan for return to travel this summer,” the association said in an announcement. ECTAA is joining the calls of […]
Greek company BlissTravel is inviting independent contractor (IC) travel agents to partner and receive support – such as training, learning customer services techniques and ways to improve sales – to enhance their business in the tourism industry. The first host travel agency in Greece, BlissTravel is a division of ‘The B Group’, which also includes […]
Greek tourism enterprises operating buses are eligible for a total of 21,007,300 euros in relief aid to cover Covid-19-related losses following the publication of the decision in the Official Government Gazette on Tuesday. The funds will be allocated to Greek tourism enterprises employing public service tourist buses, open type urban city tourist coaches, as
Greece’s federation and association of travel agents recently awarded Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) Secretary General Dimitris Fragakis for contributing to the promotion of Greek tourism in 2020. Granted by the Federation of Hellenic Associations of Tourist & Travel Agencies (fedHATTA) and the Hellenic Association of Travel and Tourist Agencies’ (HATTA),
ECTAA, the European Travel Agent and Tour Operator Association, recently referred to Greece as an example of a country that restored consumer confidence and opened tourism up for business in the midst of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. In a review of the year, referring to the losses of travel in 2020 due to the pandemic, ECTAA […]
Photo source: UNWTO In a review of the year, ECTAA, the European Travel Agent and Tour Operator Association, described 2020 as “the most catastrophic year in history of travel” due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. According to ECTAA, with turnover down an average of 80 percent compared to 2019, the value of the activities will barely reach 40 […]
Among the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, Greek travel agencies are calling on the government to extend relief in the form of non-repayable grants proportionate to losses suffered so that they can remain operational. In a letter to responsible ministries, the Federation of Hellenic Associations of Tourist & Travel Agencies (FedHATTA) cites similar actions


















